![]() Ack! Gah! Fuck me in the teeth with a hammer, the goddamn controls! I honestly don’t know if other isometric games have this problem, but the control system in Hatred is terrible at worst and passable at best. During frantic shootouts, it can be difficult to ascertain which direction you’re facing, which victims are just out of reach and even which one is you in the throng of flailing residents.Īnd the controls. The moody look actually hinders gameplay throughout, particularly during some of the more chaotic sequences. A pointless idea really, seeing as the game was already due for media slamming the moment the marketing department poured their breakfast cereal. Maybe amidst the carnage, Destructive Creations had a moment to pause and think about the repercussions of showing realistically coloured blood in a game about homicide. The black and white visuals make an attempt at adding a certain edge to it. ![]() I couldn’t quite pinpoint the moment where it was obvious the game was actually a subtle jab at some finer points in our society or an over-the-top pastiche of the films of Quentin Tarantino or classic noir. I agree with this statement, but it’s difficult to hold a candle to such a sentiment when there is absolutely no hint of satire or irony present. The developers themselves insist that players not take Hatred seriously. The story doesn’t go beyond the character’s desire to massacre town-loads of bystanders and hostile police officers. If you instantly thought of Running With Scissors’ Postal, then you already know pretty much everything there is to know about Destructive Creations’ attempt at shocking the gaming world. Hatred is essentially an isometric serial killer simulator. The game opens with the vitriolic wailing of the story’s anti-hero, who – it honestly goes without saying – has had enough of the human population.Īssigning himself as the executioner, he loads up his weapon and walks out of his front door ready to deliver justice through the veil of an aesthetic that would make Frank Miller put his lawyer on speed dial. That cathartic feeling one gets from video game violence was the least I was hoping for from Destructive Creations’ first foray into PC gaming: Hatred.įrom this young Polish team comes the misanthropic neo-noir tale of murder and…well…hatred, I suppose. It’s like an orgy for my WASD keys, only without the smoking afterwards. Those who say violent video games turn people into violent criminals have obviously never experienced the feeling of tension washing away from your very core with every exploded head or mowed down imp. I can take several anguishes out on zombie hordes or pixilated hell beasts without the finger wagging from authoritative figures or animal rights groups. You know, when I’m feeling a little tense and need to unwind, I like to bust open something like Left 4 Dead or Brutal Doom for some violent release. From the Greek meaning “purging” or “cleansing” – refers to the restoration or renewal of emotions by relieving tensions often through art, such as music.
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